About
Kevin Stone is KTAR’s Senior Web Content Editor. He is a seasoned journalist who was born in New York and grew up in Phoenix. He got his start doing agate for the Mesa Tribune sports section — remember newspapers? — in the 1990s while completing his print journalism degree. He went on to work for The Dallas Morning News as a copy editor and page designer for the paper’s award-winning sports section before spending nearly a decade in various positions with ESPN.com. He returned to the Valley in 2013 and joined the KTAR News digital team in 2018. His favorite activities are collecting records, going to concerts and sporting events, and dining out with his beautiful wife.
Expertise
- News and sports writing and editing
- Social media management
- Wordle wizardry
Education
- University of Arizona – Bachelor’s degree in general studies with minors in English, sociology and psychology.
- Arizona State University – Bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Social Media Profiles
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 16, 2024Here’s why Arizona’s largest hospital system is delaying some elective surgeries
Arizona’s largest hospital system is delaying some elective surgeries due to a nationwide IV fluid shortage caused by Hurricane Helene.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 16, 2024Arizona Supreme Court orders judges to expedite cases involving upcoming election
The Arizona Supreme Court is ordering state Superior Court judges to expedite cases involving the 2024 general election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 16, 2024President Joe Biden to visit Arizona next week for ‘official event’
President Joe Biden plans to visit Arizona next week “to participate in an official event,” the White House announced Wednesday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 15, 2024Phoenix streak of record daily heat ends after 3 weeks, cooler temperatures on way
After three weeks of unprecedented high temperatures, Phoenix's streak of daily record heat finally came to an end Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 15, 2024Arizona woman sentenced for drunken wrong-way crash that killed her child
An Arizona woman who caused a wrong-way crash while driving drunk two years ago, killing her toddler, was recently sentenced to over 22 years behind bars.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 15, 2024West Valley school board files complaint against mayor after parking lot confrontation
A school board in suburban Phoenix is accusing the Tolleson mayor of inappropriately confronting its members after they appointed a new superintendent.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 15, 2024New details released about related fatal shootings, including 1 involving Phoenix Police
Authorities released new details on Tuesday about a pair of related fatal shootings in the West Valley over the weekend, including one involving police.
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ARIZONA BUSINESS | Oct 15, 2024Taiwanese semiconductor chemical supplier set to open Phoenix manufacturing facility
Sunlit, a Taiwanese semiconductor chemical supplier, is set to open its first U.S. manufacturing plant in north Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 14, 2024Scottsdale investment adviser’s license revoked in securities fraud case
The Arizona Corporation Commission revoked a Scottsdale man’s investment adviser license last week as part of a securities fraud case.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 14, 2024California bill that could raise gas prices in Arizona moves closer to passage
A California bill designed to prevent spikes in gas prices in that state could end up hitting Arizona and Nevada drivers in their wallets.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 14, 2024Is it time to say goodbye to record heat and triple-digit temperatures in Phoenix?
It might finally be time to say goodbye to record heat and triple-digit temperatures in Phoenix, at least for the time being.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 11, 2024Missing Arizona man found dead 1 day after a related fatal police shooting
A missing Arizona man was found dead a day after a person connected to the case was shot and killed by police, authorities announced Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 11, 2024Man sentenced to prison for attack on 70-year-old woman in downtown Phoenix
A man was sentenced to two decades behind bars for an brutal attack on a 70-year-old woman inside a downtown Phoenix apartment building last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 11, 2024Broadway Curve, north Phoenix, West Valley impacted by roadwork this weekend
Stretches of Interstate 10 and US 60 will be closed this weekend due to work on the Broadway Curve Improvement Project.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 11, 2024Former President Barack Obama coming to Arizona to campaign for Kamala Harris
Former President Barack Obama is coming to Arizona next week to support Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 10, 2024Original Phoenix Greek Festival brings a taste of the Mediterranean back to Arizona
Valley dwellers can experience the spirit of the Mediterranean this weekend at The Original Phoenix Greek Festival.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 10, 2024Arizona’s lottery hot streak continues with $150,000 Powerball win
Arizona’s lottery hot streak stretched to a third day with a six-digit winner in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 10, 2024Here’s what we know about Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Arizona on Thursday
Vice President Kamala Harris is holding a rally in Arizona on Thursday. Here's what we know about the Democratic presidential candidate's visit.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 10, 2024Masked assailants shoot West Valley man in leg, ransack his home
A group of masked assailants shot a man in the leg and ransacked his West Valley home early Thursday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 9, 2024Jackpot!!! Arizona Lottery defies odds with 3 big winners in 2 days
It’s been a lucrative week for some extra lucky Arizona Lottery players, with drawings producing an odds-defying three jackpot winners in two days.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 9, 202468 people charged with trespassing related to April pro-Palestine protest at ASU
Dozens of people involved in an April pro-Palestine protest at Arizona State University in Tempe have been officially charged with trespassing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 9, 2024Mesa mayor candidates share visions for future of state’s 3rd-largest city in congenial debate
Former Mayor Scott Smith and current Councilman Mark Freeman met in a Mesa mayor debate on Tuesday, sharing their visions for the city's future.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 9, 2024Rare celebrity-owned cars hitting block at 1st fall Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction
Rare cars owned by boxer Canelo Alvarez and rocker Sammy Hagar will be on the block this week at the inaugural fall Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2024Suspect in West Valley shooting faces murder charge after victim dies
The suspect in a West Valley shooting last month faces a first-degree murder charge after the victim died a week later, authorities announced Tuesday.